Louie's POV

It's been a few days since my family and I stopped Magica's reign of terror. Needless to say, everyone in Duckburg celebrated. We got interviewed by the reporter lady (who seems to have a knack to make up attention grabbing news reports, although Huey told me that most of the news reports are not really informative and more like Hollywood gossip) and we had a big dinner at Uncle Scrooge's manor.

A few days later, we moved back to the manor to live there. Obviously, everyone is feeling happy and accomplished.

...So how come I don't feel very happy and accomplished?

Well, I felt that something is missing in my life. It's not the money or gold because I have lots of those, thanks to Uncle Scrooge (and his hopeful generosity). It's not the family because the family just got back together.

So I deduced that someone that I know in my life is missing. Then I tried to figure out who could be missing. The first person that came to my mind is...

...Lena.

Then I realized the reason why I don't feel as accomplished or happy as the others. You see, Lena fought against Magica for a little while...until Magica vaporized Lena.

So that's why I don't feel as accomplished or happy as the others... We suffered one horrible loss. I'm starting to miss her... Wait, since when did I care so much about Lena all of a sudden?

I decided to think back to my past interactions with Lena so that I can figure this question out...

Flashback #1

My first meeting with Lena was...pretty turbulent. My brothers and I first met her when she and Webby was in the playground. Huey and Dewey were looking for the latter. I couldn't care less...until Lena tackled me and she was about to punch me. Thank goodness that Webby cleared up the misunderstanding before something ugly could happen. I got a brief bout of traumatization from that scene, but hey, at least I didn't get punched.

Later in the night, Lena got kidnapped by the Beagle Boys and my brothers, Webby, and I ended up having to save her. At first, we failed the rescue mission because Webby accidentally made our presence known. Then Lena got the whole Beagle family fighting each other by simply asking the question of who gets to turn us in. We made our escape from these dumb Beagle Boys.

I thought that Lena's escape idea was so awesome that when we got to the manor gate entrance, at one point, I straight-up told her that she's "my new favorite." Lena seems very flattered by this, but she treated it like it's no big deal. I mean, she's cunning, just like me. My respect for her definitely increased that night.

Flashback #2

Then there was the time when my siblings, Webby, Lena, Launchpad, and Mrs. Beakley are in the underground subway tunnels. ...It's a long story. Anyways, we were in a subway train and I witnessed Beakley scolding Lena for her rebellious attitude. That kinda worried me because Beakley could prevent Lena from seeing us ever again. Yeah, I still had respect for her from that epic escape plan that she made happen.

And while I was with Webby and Huey, I was thinking about Lena. Watching Webby and Huey fight about their beliefs on the Terra-Firmians' existence while I was munching popcorn made me feel like I was watching a comedy movie. Thinking about Lena pretty much changed the atmosphere though. Now I'm getting romantic comedy vibes. I don't know why, but I'm pretty sure I'll figure it out once I'm done thinking about my memories.

After the situation involving a haywire subway train (again, it's a long story), we got out of the train. Lena asked if everyone is ok. It's really nice to see that she's showing concern for us and I nodded my head.

And finally, we got out of the subway tunnel (with some help from the Terra-Firmians). I walked out with my brothers and Webby first. Then I saw Launchpad walk out next and then Beakley exits the tunnel too. I waited for Lena to come out and sure enough, she did. So I walked next to her and I decided to strike up a conversation with her.

"Hey, Lena? Remember when you tricked those Beagle Boys? I thought that was the most awesome thing that I had ever seen." I said. Lena looked at me with a smirk as she replied, "Yeah, I got that when you told me that I was your new favorite." I blushed a little after seeing that Lena actually remembers about what I said. "Y-you do?" I asked. Lena nodded as she said, "Obviously. I wonder why you said that, but oh well." My admiration for her continued to grow.

Flashback #3

I remember the time when Lena had a sleepover with Webby. When I first heard about this from my brothers, I felt excited, which is a rare feeling for me. So I devised a plan to join in the fun...by starting the pillow fight. Unfortunately, it seems that Lena and Webby were prepared for our attack because they easily kicked us out of Webby's room by throwing pillows at us. I could tell that Lena was amused by this because I heard her chuckle after she closed the door. Dewey came up with the idea to spend the rest of the night diving into the money sea in the Money Bin. That's where we headed...

Some mishap happened in the Money Bin thanks to the money shark. Huey and I ran to the manor and once inside, we ran to Webby's room. We explained the whole situation to Lena and Webby (unintentionally through charades and Webby's explanation for them). Lena seemed super worried after she heard this. Then she suggested that we should deal with this money shark ourselves. This seems like a risky idea, but if she has another awesome, clever plan, then I'm all for it.

Once we're in the Money Bin with the houseboat, Huey and I tried to lure the money shark. Lena seems very concerned about this whole situation and she doesn't want to use magic as a solution for some reason. This deeply concerns me, but I decided to go with the flow. Huey got the lure ready and I'm watching near the harpoon, which Huey is using to shoot the lure into the money sea. Of course, the shark took the lure, but it dragged the lure around, making the rope get caught on Huey's leg and he got launched into the air. I grabbed onto Huey, getting launched with him.

Unfortunately, it launched us into the money shark's jaws. The last thing I heard before getting eaten is Webby and Lena's scream...

I did get freed later on, though (along with others). And once I found out that it's because of Lena's friendship powers that defeated the money shark, I was impressed with her more than ever. Once we walked to the manor after that situation, I looked over at Lena. "Lena, you defeated the money shark, right?" Lena looked back at me as she responded, "Yeah. Why do you ask?" After that, I immediately hugged her. "I was right. You are definitely my new favorite." I said in a very sincere tone. Lena gasped in surprise, but she hugged back. That was a moment that I definitely won't forget...

Flashback #4

This happened after the Tenderfeet situation. After I had solved this situation, I walked inside the manor with my brothers. Huey and Dewey walked into the living room. I was about to follow them into that room when I caught sight of Lena walking down the hallways. I decided to follow her. I wanted to have a conversation with her yet again.

"Lena? What are you doing here?" I questioned. That got her attention as she turned to look at me. "Oh, I was just, umm...looking at the fancy stuff in this manor?" She replied with a bit of an uncertain tone. I gasped in surprise. So Lena ended up sharing the same interest in treasure as I have? Sweet! "Nice! Wanna look at the awesome treasures that Scrooge keeps in his garage?" I suggested. Lena frowned as she said, "Sorry, but I don't have time. I'm gonna go now..." Then she walked out the front door.

I sighed. I figured that maybe Lena is having an off day and maybe she would be back to normal. Little did I know that she is having more than an off day...

Flashback #5

That led up to the Shadow War. When Magica took over the Money Bin, the adults tried to go there to save Scrooge and restore the peace. Us kids wanted to help too, so we tried coming up with a plan. Dewey suggested that we need someone to break into the Money Bin. I knew exactly the person who would be perfect for this job. And I can tell that Huey and Webby are thinking the same thing.

Dewey didn't catch on until we said our answer. "It's Lena!" I exclaimed with others. Dewey looked sheepish, but undeterred. Now we were about to head over to Lena's place.

We saw what Lena's place really looked like. It's not very hospitable, to say the least. I felt very sorry for Lena for living in a place like this. If I knew this earlier, I would had definitely let her live in the manor with us.

The shock didn't end there as Webby read the poem inside Lena's diary. It revealed that she's actually a shadow of Magica, making Lena a spy. That actually hurts me inside because she's such an awesome person and yet, she's working for an enemy.

Webby accidentally pushed Huey to the side after she felt very betrayed. Huey moved the curtain while regaining his balance. Then he looked at the wall scriptures that depicted Scrooge getting trapped in his Number One Dime after Magica escapes from said dime. That's when we all figured out that Scrooge needs more help than we thought. We decided to hurry on to the Money Bin to stop this once and for all. I felt a little heartbroken, but I decided to not let it bother me for now...

We made it to the Money Bin and we fought Magica. At one point during the fight, Magica cornered Dewey and Webby and she is about to zap them when a blue shield appeared in front of Dewey and Webby. Then the blue shadow appeared behind Magica and it materialized into...Lena! My heart practically leaped with joy when I saw her again. I didn't expect to see her in the blue shadow form, but at least she's fighting off Magica, which shows that she's a good person after all. I smiled, thinking that there's hope after all...until Magica vaporized Lena.

I frowned as my heart breaks again. I wanted to scream, but Webby has beaten me to it. That's when I suffered that horrible loss...

Shortly after that, we brought Scrooge back and he defeated Magica, once and for all. Webby looked like she was about to cry and to be honest, I feel the same way. Then my siblings and I looked at Webby. We immediately comforted her. "She'll always be with you." Dewey said to Webby as he put his hand on her shoulder. Webby smiles as we hugged her.

End of flashbacks...

After remembering all of this, I finally figured it out. As much as I hate to admit it, the reason why I care about Lena so much is because I have a crush on her. I also realized that there could be a possible way of bringing her back... I just don't know what.

Now that I finally solved my own internal mystery... It's time to rewrite my own history.

Lena, I WILL bring you back, no matter what. You can count on it!

Little did I know that my own shadow has become a little sentient, looking at me with curiosity...

(And that's the end of chapter one! You see, I'm working on this story too, so there's a greater chance that I could upload a new chapter every week. Anyways, I hope you guys enjoyed this interesting chapter and I'll see you guys in the next chapter. :D)